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Monday, May 13, 2013  With no winner over the weekend, the Powerball® jackpot has increased to $350 million.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  State employees and retirees won't pay more for their health care premiums next year, but South Carolina taxpayers will.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  The governor's office announced Thursday AVX is creating 279 jobs in Greenville County.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  The crime numbers are tallied from the Memorial Day weekend, and they show some crimes were down while most went up.

Friday, January 27, 2012  President Barack Obama is challenging higher education to stop tuition increases.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources wants to raise fees to generate more revenue as the agency struggles with budget cuts, but the State newspaper reported Tuesday the agency may wait to propose the increases until 2013, because of worries lawmakers won't raise fees next year, an election year.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  15.1 percent of Americans now live in poverty, according to new numbers released by the Census Bureau, and our area is not immune to the effects.

Saturday, July 02, 2011  Students paying for college at South Carolina's 12 traditional four-year schools are facing lower tuition increases.

Monday, June 20, 2011  Anyone who has flown in the last few months has probably noticed that the cost of flying in the U.S. has climbed beyond pre-recession levels. Blame higher fuel costs, increasing demand for air travel and tight controls on capacity by the airlines.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  The number of people seeking unemployment benefits hardly changed for a second straight week, stuck at a high level that suggests a slowing job market.

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Monday, May 23, 2011  The Horry County Board of Education voted Monday night to make it one step closer to give teachers raises. They also approved giving taxpayers a small break on their property taxes and cutting nearly $15 million from their budget.

Monday, May 09, 2011  On January 31, Horry County Schools Finance Director Jeff Riddle braced school board members for a $19.2 million shortfall.

Friday, April 29, 2011  Tuition will be going up 4 percent in the fall at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. Trustee voted on the increase Thursday.

Thursday, April 28, 2011  Grand Strand tourism leaders are applauding a move by South Carolina lawmakers to reduce unemployment taxes on businesses.